people returned from occupation, deportation and captivity
This topic covers people brought back to Ukraine from Russian captivity, deportation or occupation. In February 2024 eleven more children were returned, and in April 2025 45 citizens came back from occupation, Russia and Belarus. In July 2025 Zelenskyy said 5,857 people had been freed from captivity since the start of the full-scale war.
MykVisti covers prisoner exchanges and the return of children and civilians, including people from Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.